Gabe Fluhrer

And the way I want to answer that question is by an acronym.

Can you tell I have young children?

And what we want to see is that the resurrection is true, and each of those letters has a corresponding statement.

So it's true, T. We know it's true because of the transformation of the disciples in the first place.

T stands for the transformation of the disciples.

And then in the second place, we know it's true because it's rationally satisfying.

That's our R.

And then we know the resurrection is true in the third place because it makes our world understandable.

That's our U, understandable.

And then finally, we know it's true because it explains all of the evidence.

That's our E.

So we begin with the transformation of the disciples.

And if we flipped over to the book of Acts, verse 32, Acts 5, 32, Peter says this, And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.

When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them.

And then if you go down to the end of the chapter,

We read that Peter and the others left rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.

And every day in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus or that the Messiah is Jesus.

Now, why is that important for us to recognize?

Well, let's go back not too long before this incident in Acts 5.

And we read about what happened to Peter the night that Jesus was handed over to Pilate.